Class A/Triode-based preamps

Atmasphere,
No doubt other factors matter it just seems that the combination of class A, DHT, transformer for interstage and volume control coupled with a large power supply gets the job done. This is the design of my Coincident Statement Linestage and I`m in music heaven as a result.
Regards

I'm curious. Is the volume control before or after the interstage transformer? Is the tube driving the transformer?

Atmasphere,
The owner`manual says signal path follows transformer volume to an input transformer to the 101D tube for gain then to the output transformer.